How to Build a Hovercraft: Air Cannons, Magnetic Motos, and 25 Other Amazing DIY Science Projects

With this fun yet informative guide for all skill levels, create extraordinary science experiments you can do at home using everyday objects. From the Coke and Mentos fountain makers who found initial fame via Maker Faire and YouTube (more than 150 million views!) comes this collection of DIY science projects guaranteed to inspire a love of experimentation. Fritz Grobe and Stephen Voltz, also known as EepyBird, share their favorite projects: a giant air vortex cannon, a leaf blower hovercraft, a paper airplane that will fly forever, and many more. Each experiment features instructions that will take users from amateur to showman level—there’s something here for all skill levels—alongside illustrations, photographs, and carefully explained science. How to Build a Hovercraft is guaranteed to engage curious minds and create brag-worthy results! Caution: Many of these experiments require adult supervision, and some of them should not be performed by children at all. Praise for How to Build a Hovercraft “Want to create big, splashy projects mostly using household items? This fun book contains detailed step-by-step instructions, well-thought-out scientific explanations, and sensible safety precautions.” —Natural History, Holiday Gift Guide Pick

© 2013 Chronicle Books LLC (Ebook): 9781452131993

Release date

Ebook: 5 November 2013